December, 2014
BUILDING TOGETHER Zoet Poultry
Meet Your Team! Name: Maria Nykerk Role: Project Manager Did you know? Maria has lived in five states including both the upper and lower peninsulas. Name: Mat Wedeven Role: Project Manager Did you know? When he was 15 years old, Mat worked at Zoet installing the chicken cages in one of the layer houses!
Name: Bob Glover Role: Field Manager Did you know? Bob likes to relax by riding his Harley.
& CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS
Welcome to Building Together
We would like to introduce you to our construction newsletter, Building Together. Over the next months, this newsletter will be used to inform you on the current progress and upcoming milestones on your project. We will periodically highlight team members and project partners, and the project photos will give you a peek inside the construction areas. We hope that this newsletter will be helpful and something you look forward to reading. Now that you are properly introduced, please enjoy the first issue of Building Together.
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The Look Ahead
The well was installed last week. We will continue with siding and roofing as we work toward enclosing the building. Transformer and generator rough-ins are being completed this week, and we will start the connector within the next couple weeks. Bob Glover, Field Manager 616-836-1807
Executive Summary
After I finished putting up my Christmas tree, I took a step back and thought, “Holy jingle bells! That was a lot of work but it sure turned out perfect!” It’s hard to believe in less than four months we will be able to look at the new Zoet Egg Processing Facility and think the very same thing. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but with strategic planning, teamwork, and attention to detail, a beautiful new facility will be born. From foundations, to building enclosure, to finishes and final touches, the project will move quickly. If you don’t get a chance to drive that way often, you might even think the building sprouted right from the corn stalks next time you catch a glimpse!
SUBCONTRACTOR
SPOTLIGHT
Maria Nykerk, Project Manager 616.392.2383 ext. 444
BRAIN
teaser
What was the total number of gifts received over the 12 days of Christmas? *Turn the page to find the answer
Metal siding installation
It’s early December and Olsen Steel Erectors is feeling the effects of winter in West Michigan! They have already faced the challenges of working in high winds, freezing temperatures, rain, and snow. Thanks to Leif and the crew for toughing it out through the weather challenges to keep the project on track.
Upcoming Milestones »» Truck dock grading and concrete »» Pour the transformer and generator pads »» Siding and roofing installation »» Loading dock pits
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Connector footing forms
The main goal of this project is to give Zoet Poultry a facility in which they can process their own eggs, cutting down on time and money currently spent outsourcing eggs to Hamilton Egg for processing. -Mat Wedeven Project Manager
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